diff --git a/bar.sh b/bar.sh
index 86d12f0..1a98bf1 100755
--- a/bar.sh
+++ b/bar.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ run_module()
 		out="$($DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR$1)"
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ! "$out" = "" ]]; then
+	if [[ "$out" = " " ]]; then
+		echo " " > "$OUTPUT_CACHE$module"
+	elif [[ ! "$out" = "" ]]; then
 		out="$out$SEPARATOR."
 		echo "$out" > "$OUTPUT_CACHE$module"
 	fi
diff --git a/modules/mpd b/modules/mpd
index 67c319f..ecbdd4e 100755
--- a/modules/mpd
+++ b/modules/mpd
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-PREFIX_PLAY=' '
-PREFIX_PAUSE=' '
+PREFIX_PLAY=' '
+PREFIX_PAUSE=' '
 
 get_mpd()
 {
 	current_song="$(mpc current)"
 
 	if [[ "$current_song" = "" ]]; then
+		echo " "
 		exit 0
 	else
 		playpause=$(mpc | awk '/\[.*]/{split($0, a, " "); print a[1]}')